1. Definitions and bridge categories
1.1 Defining a bridge and its parts
Generally speaking, a bridge is an elevated structure, built in situ, enabling a roadway (known as a "span") to cross a natural or man-made obstacle: river, valley, road, railroad, canal, etc. The span can be a roadway (road bridge), a pedestrian bridge (footbridge), a railway bridge (railway bridge) or, more rarely, a waterway (canal bridge, as in the case of the de Gaulle bridge). The roadway may be a road (road bridge), pedestrian (footbridge), railway (railway...
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Standards and norms
Bridge design and dimensioning are governed by French standards transposing European standards (Eurocodes), and may be supplemented by national standards. In seismic zones, the requirements of current national regulations must be taken into account.
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